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25-year-old in court over £35,000 heroin haul seized in Hawick

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The former Ali Baba store in Curror Street, Selkirk.

Albanian teenager in court over Selkirk cannabis farm worth almost £500,000

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Selkirk Sheriff Court.

Man facing charges after drugs worth £35k found in Hawick raid

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Curror Street, Selkirk.

Man arrested after Selkirk cannabis farm worth almost £500k is raided by police

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Thieves target nine Peebles businesses in overnight raids

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Mary, Queen of Scots film being tipped to boost tourism in Borders

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Plans to extend historic Melrose pub given thumbs-up

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New south Scottish enterprise agency must be accountable locally, ministers told

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Footage from Hugh Hannah's helmet camera was used to convict his friend Murray Crossan of dangerous driving.

Fatal accident on A701 near Moffat leads to dead biker’s pal being banned from road

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Scottish Borders Council's headquarters in Newtown St Boswells.

Borders council spending £90,000 a year on union reps’ wages

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Transport More Transport >>

Service to Tweedbank and meeting at Stow will mark 50th anniversary of closure of Waverley Route

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Jedburgh councillor Jim Brown at the A68 opposite the Laidlaw Memorial Pool.

Road chiefs agree to look at new A68 crossing in Jedburgh

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Dirtpot Corner on the A72 near Peebles.

Lorry and two vans involved in collision at A72’s Dirtpot Corner, near Peebles

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Many trains failed to stop at Stow at the weekend.

Borders Railway bosses urged to buck up their act after weekend ‘chaos’

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A snowplough helping keep the Beast from the East at bay in Lauder in February.

Borders council fears it will have to make cutbacks to winter service after this year

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Crime More Crime >>

25-year-old in court over £35,000 heroin haul seized in Hawick

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The former Ali Baba store in Curror Street, Selkirk.

Albanian teenager in court over Selkirk cannabis farm worth almost £500,000

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Selkirk Sheriff Court.

Man facing charges after drugs worth £35k found in Hawick raid

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Curror Street, Selkirk.

Man arrested after Selkirk cannabis farm worth almost £500k is raided by police

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Education More Education >>

Hawick High School is hailed ideal home for new textile centre

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Youngsters at Knowepark nursery, 2016.

Knowepark nursery staff praised after inspection

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Jedburgh's new inter-generational campus under construction in Hartrigge Park. November 2018.

Name idea deadline nears as new Jedburgh campus takes shape

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Mary Anderson's daughter Clare and granddaughters Heather and Hayley with school kitchen staff at this year's fair.

family and colleagues raising money for hospital unit in memory of Hawick school dinner lady Mary

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The council is currently running a school library pilot scheme at Galashiels, Peebles and Kelso High Schools.

Union targets school library plans

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Business More Business >>

Mary, Queen of Scots film being tipped to boost tourism in Borders

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The King's Arms in Melrose.

Plans to extend historic Melrose pub given thumbs-up

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The Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels is hosting a meeting to gather views on the region's forthcoming enterprise agency next week.

New south Scottish enterprise agency must be accountable locally, ministers told

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How the proposed Caerlee Mill mountain-biking innovation centre in Innerleithen would look.

Innerleithen mountain bike centre plans about to move up a gear

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Politics More Politics >>

Plans to extend historic Melrose pub given thumbs-up

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The Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels is hosting a meeting to gather views on the region's forthcoming enterprise agency next week.

New south Scottish enterprise agency must be accountable locally, ministers told

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Scottish Borders Council's headquarters in Newtown St Boswells.

Borders council spending £90,000 a year on union reps’ wages

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Land adjacent to River Cottage at Linthill, near Lilliesleaf.

Couple appealing against rejection of plans for home near Lilliesleaf

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38 High Street in Selkirk.

Plans afoot to turn part of Selkirk home into shop

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Environment More Environment >>

Winter nights blamed for “dreadful” increase in dog fouling in Galashiels

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Selkirk Community Council chairman Alistair Pattullo.

Souters ready to dig deep ahead of changes to council’s planting policy

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Rare black seal is rescued from Borders beach

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Brian Reavely, site operator at Galafoot waste water treatement plant.

Gala waterworks reaches self-sufficiency milestone

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Health More Health >>

Knowesouth Care Home ordered to buck up its act

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Amanda Cox.

MSP hits out at handling of hospital inquiry into death of Peebles mum

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Amanda Cox

Peebles mum died after getting lost on way to ward

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John Lamont MP

NHS Borders one stage away from ‘ministerial intervention’ after failing to balance books

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More than 100,000 copies of the booklet have sold since 1975 and it is hoped even more people will now purchase the pocket-sized version.

A Matter of Life or Death: that’s what first aid is to this Borders doctor

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